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Unfortunately, it is normal. Last quarter on a library’s statement I had a piece streamed on social media ad 18,220,130 times. It generated $136.53 in revenue. And my cut was 40% of that. I’ve stepped away, it really isn’t worth the time spent in the studio.
At the top right it would say “Account #:1234” where “1234” would be the last four digits of the bank account it was deposited into. Sorry if this is a repeat post, doesn’t look like the first went through.
>Also annual salary needs vary greatly from person to person.<
True. And doing this full time could require sacrifices some may be unable or unwilling to make…
Twenty years ago it took only three ASCAP payouts before hitting four figures. So maybe a time machine? 🙂 Seriously though, I think you’re seeing the affects of streaming on this business.
I show up on IMDB in the soundtrack listings for two movies. One was a Jingle Punks placement and the other by Crucial.
Not usually but possibly if your track is listed in the credits.
Today’s international statement was 146 pages long. It paid only $232.96 more than a SIX page statement from 2010.
Absolutely! I did hundreds of work for hire songs for educational projects over my career. There were times I would stop and think wait, haven’t I written this already?
Same pennies here. Probably not worth chasing.
Reading this topic, I did some math on mine. I got $146.34 for the category “Internet: Audio/Visual”. Total streams across all the services was 12,318,256. Average timing equals 26 seconds. Average payout per stream – 0.000012.
This is a big reason a 100 page statement pays out the same as an 11 or 12 page statement did 10 or 12 years ago. I don’t find it worth the effort anymore.
If a library asked me to “develop a piece of music, don’t just build on a loop!” I would definitely listen to a few examples that they feel meets this criteria, in the style you will be providing. No better way to learn what it is they mean.
The lyrical content will matter also. A song about meeting a girl named Joan in 2003 at a Christmas party is going to have limited use. Keep it generic.
I’ve been in 29 episodes of Impractical Jokers through JP. Never seen the show though 🙂
I think SoundScape is in Canada. But it is also a subscription library.
If you are submitting tracks to Crucial Music you do have to register them with a PRO before submitting. They use the registration as verification of rights holders.